Madara Wickremasinghe
Date of Birth: 07.14.1991
Address: 80 Goldenrod Ln. #2, Madison WI 53719
E-mail: madarawickremasinghe@gmail.com
Tel: +1 (515) 708-9727
madarawickremasing.wixsite.com/portfolio | linkedin.com/in/madarawickremasinghe
Work Experience
Interior Designer (Jul 2023 - Oct 2024)
Dimension IV Madison Design Group, Madison, WI | https://www.dimensionivmadison.com/ Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents, Construction Administration Bartillon Shelter : Forge Sports Center : Pancake Cafe Remodel : Luxe Nail Salon : Landmark Lofts
Graduate Teaching & Research Assistant (Jan 2021 - May 2023)
Iowa State University, Ames, IA | https://www.iastate.edu/ Hosting discussions & activities to help students understand core design principles Research paper on 3D printing Guidelines for Interior Design
Interior Design Intern (May – Aug 2022)
OPN Architects, Cedar Rapids, IA | https://opnarchitects.com/ Assisted large-scale commercial design projects in the educational sector
Student Mentor (October 2020)
Academy of Design, Colombo, Sri Lanka | https://www.aod.lk/ Prepared 1st year Interior Design students of Academy of Design, Sri Lanka for Port City Sculpture and Interactive Wall Competitions (2020)
Senior Interior Designer (May 2017 – Jun 2020)
Canvas Interior Design Studio, Colombo, Sri Lanka | https://canvas.lk/ Concept Design, Detail Drawings, Project Management, Construction Supervision Park Street Gourmet : Sinhalese Sports Club : Fairway Elements Apartments : Fashion Market
Durdans Hospital Remodel : Grand Beach Hotel : Colombo Club : WSO2 Exhibit : Celcius Store
Freelance Designer (July 2016 - Dec 2020)
Concept Design, Detail Drawings, Supervision | https://madarawickremasing.wixsite.com/portfolio Art Cart Store : Tableau Store : Thakshila Samarasinghe Salons
Junior Interior Designer (Jan 2016 – Apr 2017)
Prefer Associates, Colombo, Sri Lanka | http://preferassociates.com/ Assisted Project Management of large-scale Maldivian Hotels; Aarah & Raafushi
Design Intern (Oct - Dec 2014)
Colombo Design Studio, Colombo, Sri Lanka | https://colombodesignstudio.com/ Interior Design, Package Design, Product Design, 3D renders and large-scale Model Making
Education Skills
MFA Interior Design (Jan 2021 - May 2023)
Iowa State University, USA | GPA 3.92
BA (Hons) Interior Design, First Class (Jan 2013 - Dec 2015)
Northumbria University, UK | GPA 3.86
Partnered with Academy of Design, Sri Lanka
Awards
Metropolis Future 100 Winner (2023)
Recognizes top graduating students in US & Canada in Architecture & Interior Design https://metropolismag.com/programs/2023-future100-interior-design-graduate-winners/
Graduate Teaching Excellence Award
Iowa State University (2023)
BA (Hons) Interior Design Scholarship Northumbria University (2015)
Conferences
Poster presentations on Narrative Environments in Hotel Design (MFA Thesis) IDEC Annual Conference at New York School of Interior Design, NY (2024)
AHFE International Conference at San Francisco Marriot Marquis, CA (2023)
References
Katherine Cook
Head of Interior Design
Dimension IV Madison Design Group kcook@dimensionivmadison.com
Yongyeon Cho
Associate Professor in Interior Design
Iowa State University yongyeon@iowastate.edu
Software Proficient in: Revit, Lumion, AutoCAD, Photoshop, InDesign, Bluebeam, MS Office
Experience with:
3DS Max, VRay, Enscape, Figma, Illustrator, Premiere, SketchUp
Volunteer Work
Guest Lecturer
Talk on Narrative Environments in Hotel Design (MFA Thesis) to an Interdisciplinary Option Studio at Iowa State University (2023) https://doi.org/10.31274/td-20240329-110
Contributing Writer
Interior Design Feature on the Nerdynaut website (2016) https://www.nerdynaut.com/journalist/madara
Hobbies & Interests
Travelling, Camping, Hiking, Creative Writing
Hospitality Design, Experiential Design, Narrative Environments
Tracey Mac Murchy
Principal / Architect
Dimension IV Madison Design Group tmacmurchy@dimensionivmadison.com
Chamika Wickremasinghe (No relation) Founder / Lead Designer Canvas Interior Design Studio, SL chamika@canvas.lk